Wirat
วิรัช
From Thai วิรัช (wirat), "pure, restrained", tracing to Sanskrit विरति (virati), "abstaining, ceasing".
Meaning and origin
Wirat draws on a Sanskrit term for holding back or ceasing, used in Buddhist contexts for restraint from worldly desire, which Thai reshaped into a name suggesting moral purity and self-control.
How to pronounce Wirat
| Thai (Thailand) | wi-RAT /wí.rát/ |
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